Wire wheel simulating wheel cover

ABSTRACT

This wheel cover can be easily, quickly and cheaply assembled. It incorporates straight spoke simulating pieces which can be made of metal or plastic, and can be in rod or tubular form, which permits the rods to be chopped from long lengths. All the rods can be of similar length. An assembler can be taught very quickly to make the assembly with or without use of assembly fixtures. The device is of good appearance. The easy assembly leads to high production possibility because of the construction of the various parts, with less labor and time to make the assemblies. Caps on the ends of the rods may be force fitted on the rods, or the caps can be integral with the rods. Also the caps can be replaced by circular notches formed in the rods. For straight rods, long lengths can be cut or chopped to desired size. The cut or chopped straight pieces can be barrel plated since it allows tumbling whereas wires or rods with hooks are difficult to tumble because they interengage. The caps can be of plastic, rubber or metal fitted on the rods, or the rods can be made solid with cap simulating integral end portions. The inner and outer interfitting smaller rings and the large outer ring may be made of plastic.

United States Patent [191 Buerger Oct. 22, 1974 WIRE WHEEL SIMULATINGWHEEL COVER [75] Inventor: Herbert Buerger, Walton, NY.

[73] Assignee: Del-Met Corporation, Walton, N.Y.

Primary Examiner-Philip Goodman Attorney, Agent, or Firm.1. B. Felshin;Marvin Feldman [57] ABSTRACT This wheel cover can be easily, quickly andcheaply assembled. It incorporates straight spoke simulating pieceswhich can be made of metal or plastic, and can be in rod or tubularform, which permits the rods to be chopped from long lengths. All therods can be of similar length. An assembler can be taught very quicklyto make the assembly with or without use of assembly fixtures. Thedevice is of good appearance. The easy assembly leads to high productionpossibility because of the construction of the various parts, with lesslabor and time to make the assemblies. Caps on the ends of the rods maybe force fitted on the rods, or the caps can be integral with the rods.Also the caps can be replaced by circular notches formed in the rods.For straight rods, long lengths can be cut or chopped to desired size.The cut or chopped straight pieces can be barrel plated since it allowstumbling whereas wires or rods with hooks are difficult to tumblebecause they interengage. The caps can be of plastic, rubber or metalfitted on the rods, or the rods can be made solid with cap simulatingintegral end portions. The inner and outer interfitting smaller ringsand the large outer ring may be made of plastic.

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UwV IvMV FIGQ WIRE WHEEL SIMULATING WHEEL COVER This invention relatesto wire wheel simulating wheel covers.

An object of this invention is to provide a wheel cover of the characterdescribed which shall comprise a plurality of parts which are easilyassembled and clamped in assembled relation, quickly and without use ofspecial tools or skilled labor and with little training.

Another object of this invention is to provide a wheel cover of thecharacter described utilizing similar individual straight spokesimulating members or pieces which are straight and have no portionswhich can be interhooked, which can be easily tumble plated, and whichcan be cut from long lengths and easily chopped to desired length.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a wheel cover ofthe character described which comprises a wheel cover member providedwith spring grip ring for gripping the tire rim of a wheel, a large ringfitted and centered in an annular portion of the wheel cover member, andtelescoping inner and outer smaller rings concentric with the outer ringand also fitted and centered in a smaller annular portion of the wheelcover member, said larger and smaller inner telescoping rings havingopenings so located as to receive the outer ends of the spokesimultating members, and a central cup shaped member centered and fittedin the wheel cover member, inside said telescoping rings, and attachedto the wheel cover member, to hold said wheel cover member, large andsmall rings and cup in assembled relation.

A further object of this invention is to provide in a wire wheelsimulating wheel cover of the character described, a large ring andsmaller inner and outer telescoping rings which are constructed toretain the outer and inner ends of straight spoke simulating members incrossing, inclined relation, and with the straight members inclined inone direction disposed above the straight members inclined in a crossingdirection, the construction being such furthermore, that the large ringand the outer smaller ring are first placed in position, the lower rodsare then placed in position with the outer ends inserted in a lowercircle of openings in the larger ring, the inner ends of the rods placedin slots in the outer of the smaller telescoping rings, the outer endsof the upper rods then inserted in an upper circle of openings in thelarge ring, alternating with respect to the lower circle of openings,inserting the inner ends of the upper rods in other slots in said outersmaller ring and then telescoping the inner smaller ring with the outersmaller ring to lock the inner ends of all the rods in place, and theninserting the central cup in place and attaching said central cup to thecenter of the wheel cover member, to hold the telescoping rings inplace.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide a wheel cover ofthe character described which shall be relatively inexpensive tomanufacture, easy to assemble, attractive in appearance, which shallallow easy replacement of spoke simulating members or other parts, ifdamaged, and which shall yet be practical and efficient to a high degreein use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter described and of which thescope of invention will be indicated in the following claims.

IN THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a vertical side view of a wire wheelsimulating wheel cover embodying the invention with parts broken awayand in cross-section, and with a number of spoke simulating membersshown in dot-dash lines;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 2-2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged view of a portion of the wheel cover shownin FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the inner smaller ring;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of the outer smaller ring;

FIG. 6 is a partial, enlarged view illustrating the connection of theinner ends of the spoke simulating members with the telescoping innerand outer smaller ring;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 77 of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 88 of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 9-9 of FIG. 6; and

FIG. 10 is a partial inner view of the larger, outer ring taken on line1010 of FIG. 2.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, 10 designates a wire wheelsimulating wheel cover embodying the invention. Said wheel cover 10comprises an annular wheel cover member 11 which may be made of stampedsheet metal. Said member 11 is shown in axial cross-section and inhorizontal position in FIG. 2 of the drawing. This is the position inwhich various parts of the wheel cover 10 are assembled, although inuse, the wheel cover has its axis in a horizontal position as shown inFIG. 1 of the drawing. The wheel member will be described in itshorizontal position of FIG. 2.

Said wheel cover member 11 has a central, flat, annular wall 12 from theperiphery of which extends axially outwardly, an annular, cylindricalweb or wall 13. Extending outwardly from cylindrical wall 13 is aradial, flat annular web 14 concentric with wall 12 and from whichasecond cylindrical wall 15 extends axially outwardly, in coneentrieitywith wall 13. Extending from wall 15 is a zig-zagging frusto-conicalwall 16 terminating in a flat annular, radial wall 17 concentric withwall 14. Extending axially outwardly from wall 17 is a cylindrical wall18. The term axially outwardly in this paragraph refers to the positionof the wheel cover member in use. In FIG. 2, the cylindrical walls l3,l5 and 18 are shown to extend axially upwardly.

Wall 14 is located axially outwardly of wall 12. Wall 17 is locatedaxially inwardly of the wall 14. Extending radially outwardly fromcylindrical wall 18 is a flat annular wall 19 located between the planesof walls 12 and 17. Extending from the wall 19 in a radially outwardlyand axially inwardly inclined direction, is a frusto-conical wall 20from which an annular wall 21 extends radially outwardly between theplanes of walls 17 and 19. Wall 21 terminates in an axially inwardly andradially inwardly rolled bead 22 which serves to attach a grip ring 23to the cover wheel member 11.

Grip ring 23 may be made of spring metal and comprises an annular flange24 contacting the inner surface of wall 21 of member 11, and extendinginto the rolled head 22. The outer rim edge of flange 24 may be bentinwardly slightly as at 25 within bead 22. Extending from flange 24 is aradially and axially inwardly curved wall 26 from the inner end of whichextends radially inwardly, a wall 27 contacting the inner surface ofwall 17. Extending axially inwardly from the inner end of wall 27 is atransversely corrugated, generally cylindrical wall 28 formed at itsperiphery with radially and axially outwardly extending bent-backalternating outer and inner spring fingers 30, 31 to grip the innersurface of a usual tire rim flange of a vehicle wheel shown in dot-dashlines in FIG. 2 at 35.

The rolled rim 22 firmly attaches members 11 and 28 together. Wall 12may be formed with three equiangularly spaced holes 38 on a circleconcentric with the axis of member 11, and of a radius smaller than thatof said wall. The purpose of these holes 38 will be explainedhereinafter. Members 11 and 28 are fabricated and assembled togetherbefore being assembled with remaining parts of the wheel cover 10, asdescribed hereinafter. During such assembly, the attached together parts11, 28 are held in any suitable manner in the position of FIG. 2, withthe axis thereof in a vertical position.

Fitted in member 11 is an outer, larger ring 40 which may be made ofrigid plastic or any other suitable material. Said ring 40 comprises acylindrical portion 41 from which a flat flange 42 extends radiallyoutwardly. The lower edge 41a of wall 41 contacts wall 17. Wall 41 isspaced radially inwardly of wall 18 and is concentric therewith. Theouter edge 42a of flange 42 substantially contacts the inner surface ofcylindrical wall 18. Said flange 42 is located close to the wall 19 asshown in FIG. 2. Said wall 41 is formed with a lower circle of openings43 and with an upper circle of openings 44. Openings 43 and 44alternate. There are an even number of holes 43, 44. They may be about 1inch apart. In a wheel cover of 14 inch diameter, there may be 36 holes43, 44. The holes 43, 44 are spaced from the upper and lower ends ofwall 41 (looking at FIG. The holes 43. 44 may be about one-quarter of aninch in diameter.

Fitted onto wall 14 and inside of cylindrical wall is an assembly of apair of smaller telescoping or interfitting outer and inner rings 46,47, respectively, which may be made of rigid plastic or any othersuitable material. The outer ring 46 of the smaller rings 46, 47,comprises a bottom flange 46a (looking at FIGS. 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9).Extending upwardly from flange 46a, is a corrugated shaped annular wall46b comprising radially outer wall portions 460 arranged in a circlealternating with radially inner wall portions 46d and interconnected bywall portions 46e, 46f inclined in opposite directions. Inclined wallportions 46ehave longer slots 48 extending down from the upper edges ofsaid wall portions. Inclined wall portions 46f have shorter slots 49extending clown from the upper edges of said wall portions. The upperedges of wall portions 46c, 46d, 46c, and 46fare in the same plane, asseen in FIG. 5 of the drawing.

The inner ring 47 of the pair of telescoping smaller rings 46, 47,comprising a top flange 47a. Extending down from flange 47a is acorrugated annular wall 471) comprising radially outer wall portions 47carranged in a circle, and radially inner wall portions 47d, alternatingwith each other and interconnected by oppositely inclined wall portions47e, 47f. The height of wall portions 47c, 47d, 47c, and 47f (looking atFIGS. 2 to 9) is the same. Said walls 47c, 47d, 47:: and 47f have loweredges in the same plane. Walls 47f are formed with notches 50 extendingup from the lower edges of said walls. The notches 50 terminate somewhatbelow flange 47a. The lower edges of walls 47c, 47d, 47e, 47f aredisposed above the lower semi-circular edges of notches 48. The uppersemi-circular edges of notches 50 are abovethe lower semi-circular edgesof notches 49. Wall portions 470 of ring 47 lie inside of wall portions46c of ring 46. Wall portions 47d of ring 47 lie inside of wall portions46d of ring 46. Inclined wall portions 47e of ring 47 lie inside ofinclined wall portions 46c of ring 46. Inclined wall portions 47f ofring 47 lie inside of inclined wall portions 46f of ring 46. Thus,notches 49 and 50 overlap to expose a circular opening through inclinedwall portions 46f, 46f, at a higher level than the portions of the lowerends of notches 48 which are disposed below the lower edges of wallportions 47e of ring 47, to provide through openings through wallportions 46c, 47e, for the purpose hereinafter appearing. The upperholes alternate with the lower holes.

Mounted on and between the larger outer ring 40 and the telescopingsmaller rings 46, 47, are a plurality of upper, inclined spokesimulating rods 60 crossing a plurality of lower, inclined spokesimulating rods 61. The

rods 60, 61 may be similar in length.

Each rod 60 comprises a straight piece 62 of solid or tubular roundstock with outer heads or caps 63 fitted on the outer ends, and caps 64fitted on the inner ends thereof. The caps 63, 64 may be similar andforce fitted on the rods. Each may be formed with a socket portion 64from 65 a pin 66 extends outwardly. The pins 66 at the outer ends of thelower members 61 project into the lower openings 43 of ring 40. The pins66 at the inner ends of the lower members 61 project into lower ends ofthe notches 48 and are held down by the walls 47e of ring 47. The outerpins 66 of the upper members 60, project into the upper openings 44 ofring 40 whereas the inner pins 66 of the upper members 60 projectthrough the overlapping ends of notches 49, 50. It will be noted thatthe members 60 are inclined in one direction and members 61 are inclinedin a crossing direction. Each member 60 crosses 3 members 61 and eachmember 61 crosses three members 60 (See FIGS. 1 and 3).

Fitted onto the central wall 12 of member 11 is a cup 70 made of stampedor drawn sheet metal and comprises a flat circular wall 71 overlying andregistering with wall 12. Extending upwardly from wall 71 is acylindrical wal 72 contacting the inner surface of cylindrical wall 13.Extending radially outwardly of cylindrical wall 72 is a flat web a wall73 lying on flange 47a of ring 47. Extending radially and axiallyinwardly, from wall 73 is a frusto-conical wall 74 which overlies partsof inner caps 63 on members 60, 61. Wall 71 is formed with threeopenings 75 which register with openings 38.

A central, decorative hub rests on wall 71 in concentricity withcylindrical wall 72 and has an outer flange 81 contacting wall 71 andits formed with screw threaded holes 82 receiving shanks of screws 83passing up through registering holes 38, 75 to fix member 80 to thecenter of cup 70. A central decorative button 85 has an outer beveledflange 86 underlying an inwardly extending flange 87 on member 80 tocentralize the button. Member 80 is whollly within cup 70.

It will now be understood that screws 83 serve to attach rings 46, 47,together, and hence the spoke similating rods 60, 61 in assembledrelation.

The members 60, 61 could be made all of plastic or metal, and also eachcould be made of a single piece of material, if desired. They may allalso be of similar length. It is noted that each member 60 is inclinedto a radial line through the outer end thereof, by the same angle thatthe next adjacent member 61 is inclined to a radial line through itsouter end, but on the opposite side of said radial line.

The straight rods 62 can be chopped up to size from full lengths of rodor tubular stock. For different sized wheel covers, the full lengthstock can be cut to desired lengths. Also when metal rods are used, theycan readily be barrel plated. With wire simulating elements with hooksor bent ends, it is difficult to tumble them in a barrel because theyinterhook.

The assembly of the entire wheel cover is easy. The caps 63, 64 can bemade of plastic, rubber, or metal and force fitted on the rods. Thecenter cup is a stamped, drawn metal cup. Upon attaching the center cupto the cover wheel member 11, all the parts of the assembly are heldtogether.

The whole assembly can be assembled on fixtures. The outer ring 40 andinner rings 46, 47 can be dropped in place and are held in concentricrelation by annular shoulers on member 11. The straight members 60, 61resemble wire spokes.

An assembly operator need not be highly skilled and can be taught tomake the assembly, easily, after a short period of instruction.

If spoke rods 60, 61 are damaged, they can be readily replaced. Anydamaged part can be readily replaced. By unscrewing screws 83, all theparts can be disassembled readily. These wheel covers can be assembledeven without fixtures because the parts are so constructed so as to beinterfitted in proper relative positions. The assembly is of goodappearance and cheaper to make because of high production possibilities,with less labor and less time consumption.

The caps can be replaced by circular notches on the rods. The caps dohowever add to the attractive appearance of the wheel covers.

It will be noted that the wire spoke simulating members 60, 61 are inconical surfaces, being inclined axially as well as radially and beingalso inclined to radial planes passing through said members. The cup 70being attached to the cover wheel member 11 due to its being boltedthereto, presses down on the telescoping rings. The spoke simulatingmembers having abutting, relation to the outer large ring and to thetelescoping smaller rings,clamps the outer large ring to the wheel covermember. It will also be noted that the outer larger ring and the innertelescoping rings are held in concentric relation by concentriccylindrical portions ofthe wheel cover member 11 and are clamped againstflat, annular wall portions of the wheel cover member.

It will thus be seen that there is provided an article in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and which is welladapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and asvarious changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth, it isto be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawings, is to be interpreted'as illustrative only.

I claim:

1. A wire wheel simulating wheel cover comprising, a single wheel covermember, an outer larger single ring coaxially fitted within said wheelcover members; a pair of telescoping assembled smaller rings coaxiallyfitted on said wheel cover member and being axially offset from saidlarger ring, said outer ring being formed with an upper circle ofequi-angularly spaced holes and a lower circle of equi-angularly spacedholes and a lower circle of equi-angularly spaced holes, alternatingwith the holes in the upper circle, said telescoping rings having meansto form upper and lower circles of openings corresponding to the upperand lower circles of openings in the larger ring, and wire wheel spokesimulating members inclined axially of said cover member and havingtheir outer ends in holes of the larger ring and their inner ends incorresponding holes in said telescoping rings, and means to fix saidpair of smaller rings to said cover member, said wire wheel spokesimulating members having means to hold said outer ring on said covermember.

2. The combination of claim 1, said spoke simulating members all beingstraight.

3. The combination of claim 1, each spoke simulating member comprising astraight central elongated portion of uniform cross-section and heads atthe ends of said elongated portion, said heads having outwardlyextending reduced pin portions, wtih each reduced pin portion beingslidably received in an opening and each head abutting a ring. t

4. The combination of claim .1, said spoke simulating members eachcomprising a straight piece with caps having enlarged socket portionsforce fitted on the ends of the straight piece and said caps havingreduced pin portions extending outwardly of said socket portions, witheach reduced pin portion being received in an opening and each enlargedsocket portion abutting a ring.

5. The combination of claim 1, said means to flX' said pair of rings tosaid cover member comprising a cup-fitted on the center of said wheelcover member, and means to fix said cup to said wheel cover member incoaxial relation thereto.

6. The combination of claim 1, said wheel cover member having a centralcircular wall, and a cup having a bottom wall contacting the circularwall of said wheel cover member, a cylindrical wall disposed inside ofsaid telescoping rings, and a flange overlying the outer ends of saidpair of telescoping rings and means to attach the bottom wall of saidcup to the circular wall of said wheel cover to constitute said means tofix said pair of smaller rings to said cover member.

7. The combination of claim 6, said wheel cover member having acylindrical Wall extending from the circular wall thereof and contactingthe outer side of the cylindrical wall of said cup to center said cup.

8. The combination of claim 7, said wheel cover member having a fiatannular wall, the axially inner ends of said telescoping assembled ringsresting on said flat annular wall, and said wheel cover member having acylindrical wall contacting the outer side of said axially inner ends ofsaid assembled telescoping rings.

9. The combination of claim 8, said cover wheel member having a flatannular wall on which said outer ring rests, and a cylindrical wall intowhich said outer ring telescopesv 10. The combination, of claim 1 saidwheel cover member having a cylindrical wall from which a flat annularwall extends radially inwardly, said outer large ring having acylindrical wall resting on said flat annular wall, and having a flangeextending radially outwardly therefrom and telescoping with saidcylindrical wall of said wheel cover member, said cylindrical wall ofsaid wheel cover member, said cylindrical wall of said large outer ringbeing formed with said upper and lower circles of holes.

11. The combination of claim I, said telescoping rings being ofcorrugated annular shape, one of said telescoping rings having a flatannular flange at one end located at one end of the other telescopingring.

12. The combination of claim 11, said telescoping rings each havingradially inner and radially outer wall' portions interconnected byoppositely inclined wall portions.

13. The combination of claim 12, said inclined wall portions of saidrings having overlapping notches to form part of said hole forming meansof said telescoping rings.

14. The combinationof claim 13, and one of said telescoping rings havingnotches partially overlapped by walls of the other of said telescopingrings to form another part of said hole forming means of saidtelescoping rings.

15. The combination of claim 1, and a spring grip ring fixed to theouter periphery of said wheel cover member.

16. A wire wheel simulating wheel cover comprising a single wheel covermember, a first ring fitted on said wheel cover member, a pair oftelescoping second rings fitted on said wheel cover member, said firstring being concentric with and radially and axially spaced from saidpair of second rings, said first ring being formed with angularly spacedopenings, said pair of telescoping second rings having means to formopenings corresponding to said openings in said first ring, and aplurality of straight wire wheel spoke simulating members beinginterfittable with one of the openings on said first ring and the otherend of each of said wire wheel spoke simulating members beinginterfittable with a corresponding opening formed by said telescopingsecond rings, means to fix the pair of telescoping rings to said coverand said spoke members holding said first ring against said wire member.

17. A wire wheel simulating wheel cover, comprising a single wheel covermember, outer and inner ring means, means to clamp the inner ring meansagainst the wheel cover member in fixed concentric relation to saidwheel cover member, said inner and outer ring means being in axiallyspaced planes, and a plurality of straight spoke simulating membersinclined axially and having means at their ends to engage said inner andouter ring means, and to keep said straight members from moving out oftheir axial positions relative to said outer and inner ring means, andto keep said outer ring means assembled with said cover member.

18. The combination of claim 17, said straight members being disposed intwo axially spaced conical sets. l l= l

1. A wire wheel simulating wheel cover comprising, a single wheel covermember, an outer larger single ring coaxially fitted within said wheelcover members; a pair of telescoping assembled smaller rings coaxiallyfitted on said wheel cover member and being axially offset from saidlarger ring, said outer ring being formed with an upper circle ofequi-angularly spaced holes and a lower circle of equi-angularly spacedholes and a lower circle of equi-angularly spaced holes, alternatingwith the holes in the upper circle, said telescoping rings having meansto form upper and lower circles of openings corresponding to the upperand lower circles of openings in the larger ring, and wire wheel spokesimulating members inclined axially of said cover member and havingtheir outer ends in hOles of the larger ring and their inner ends incorresponding holes in said telescoping rings, and means to fix saidpair of smaller rings to said cover member, said wire wheel spokesimulating members having means to hold said outer ring on said covermember.
 2. The combination of claim 1, said spoke simulating members allbeing straight.
 3. The combination of claim 1, each spoke simulatingmember comprising a straight central elongated portion of uniformcross-section and heads at the ends of said elongated portion, saidheads having outwardly extending reduced pin portions, wtih each reducedpin portion being slidably received in an opening and each head abuttinga ring.
 4. The combination of claim 1, said spoke simulating memberseach comprising a straight piece with caps having enlarged socketportions force fitted on the ends of the straight piece and said capshaving reduced pin portions extending outwardly of said socket portions,with each reduced pin portion being received in an opening and eachenlarged socket portion abutting a ring.
 5. The combination of claim 1,said means to fix said pair of rings to said cover member comprising acup fitted on the center of said wheel cover member, and means to fixsaid cup to said wheel cover member in coaxial relation thereto.
 6. Thecombination of claim 1, said wheel cover member having a centralcircular wall, and a cup having a bottom wall contacting the circularwall of said wheel cover member, a cylindrical wall disposed inside ofsaid telescoping rings, and a flange overlying the outer ends of saidpair of telescoping rings and means to attach the bottom wall of saidcup to the circular wall of said wheel cover to constitute said means tofix said pair of smaller rings to said cover member.
 7. The combinationof claim 6, said wheel cover member having a cylindrical wall extendingfrom the circular wall thereof and contacting the outer side of thecylindrical wall of said cup to center said cup.
 8. The combination ofclaim 7, said wheel cover member having a flat annular wall, the axiallyinner ends of said telescoping assembled rings resting on said flatannular wall, and said wheel cover member having a cylindrical wallcontacting the outer side of said axially inner ends of said assembledtelescoping rings.
 9. The combination of claim 8, said cover wheelmember having a flat annular wall on which said outer ring rests, and acylindrical wall into which said outer ring telescopes.
 10. Thecombination, of claim 1 said wheel cover member having a cylindricalwall from which a flat annular wall extends radially inwardly, saidouter large ring having a cylindrical wall resting on said flat annularwall, and having a flange extending radially outwardly therefrom andtelescoping with said cylindrical wall of said wheel cover member, saidcylindrical wall of said wheel cover member, said cylindrical wall ofsaid large outer ring being formed with said upper and lower circles ofholes.
 11. The combination of claim 1, said telescoping rings being ofcorrugated annular shape, one of said telescoping rings having a flatannular flange at one end located at one end of the other telescopingring.
 12. The combination of claim 11, said telescoping rings eachhaving radially inner and radially outer wall portions interconnected byoppositely inclined wall portions.
 13. The combination of claim 12, saidinclined wall portions of said rings having overlapping notches to formpart of said hole forming means of said telescoping rings.
 14. Thecombination of claim 13, and one of said telescoping rings havingnotches partially overlapped by walls of the other of said telescopingrings to form another part of said hole forming means of saidtelescoping rings.
 15. The combination of claim 1, and a spring gripring fixed to the outer periphery of said wheel cover member.
 16. A wirewheel simulating wheel cover comprising a single wheel cover member, afirst ring fitted On said wheel cover member, a pair of telescopingsecond rings fitted on said wheel cover member, said first ring beingconcentric with and radially and axially spaced from said pair of secondrings, said first ring being formed with angularly spaced openings, saidpair of telescoping second rings having means to form openingscorresponding to said openings in said first ring, and a plurality ofstraight wire wheel spoke simulating members being interfittable withone of the openings on said first ring and the other end of each of saidwire wheel spoke simulating members being interfittable with acorresponding opening formed by said telescoping second rings, means tofix the pair of telescoping rings to said cover and said spoke membersholding said first ring against said wire member.
 17. A wire wheelsimulating wheel cover, comprising a single wheel cover member, outerand inner ring means, means to clamp the inner ring means against thewheel cover member in fixed concentric relation to said wheel covermember, said inner and outer ring means being in axially spaced planes,and a plurality of straight spoke simulating members inclined axiallyand having means at their ends to engage said inner and outer ringmeans, and to keep said straight members from moving out of their axialpositions relative to said outer and inner ring means, and to keep saidouter ring means assembled with said cover member.
 18. The combinationof claim 17, said straight members being disposed in two axially spacedconical sets.